MA 006. York Rite certificates

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Includes certificates, photographs, programs, invitations, ephemera, and newspaper relating to Masonic activities of the Meade Family. The bulk of the collection relates to Jesse Meade.

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Royal Arch certificate issued by the Parker Chapter (Natick, Massachusetts) to John Warburton Meredith and dated June 19, 1945. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "D.T. Kendrick Engraver Boston."

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Certificate issued by The Presiding Officers of DeWitt Clinton Commandery of the Knights Templar to Robert Herne. Herne was appointed a Knight of the Red Cross, a Knight Templar, and a Knight of Malta. The certificate, issued on June 27, 1884 in New Hampshire, is written in black ink with a background of Templarian images around the sides.

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A Royal Arch certificate issued by David's Chapter, No. 34 (Auburn, N.Y.), to Elijah Wheeler and dated May 11, 1818.

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A dimit (withdrawal of membership) issued by California Chapter, No. 5 (San Francisco, California), to Holmes Samuel Chipman and dated October 3, 1871.

Scope and Contents A Royal Arch certificate issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina to John F. Kern, Jr., and dated May 19, 1823. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Wright & Smith." The two engravers who designed it, Charles Cushing Wright and Daniel H. Smith, modeled the certificate on one issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England in 1792. Like the English model, this certificate features columns and an arch and other symbols related to the Royal Arch degrees, as...

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A Royal Arch certificate issued by Mount Wolaston Chapter (Quincy, Massachusetts) to Wellen Hubbard Colburn and dated February 11, 1921.

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A Royal and Select Master certificate issued by the Cryptic Council (Newtonville, Massachusetts) to John Warburton Meredith and dated May 22, 1947.